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To His Coy Mistress

Andrew Marvell

Form
Form Poem
Year
Year 1681
Pages
Pages 2

A lover argues that with world enough and time her shyness would be fine, but the grave is coming fast, so love now, while they can.

Had we but world enough, and time, this coyness, Lady, were no crime.
To His Coy Mistress, Andrew Marvell

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